Ecolab USA Inc.

Kirsten M Weeks

Stephen B Christensen

Jessica R Bull

Joanna A Pham

Dawn N Lock

Joanna Ai Pham

A composition having a pH of less than 7 and including one or more surfactants, one or more chelating agents, and one or more acid in an aqueous solvents is used to treat stains on a textile caused by sunscreen lotion. Sunscreen stains in textiles can be reduced to a &#x394;b* of 5 or less as compared to the textile before staining. The method includes preparing a use solution having a pH of less than 7 by applying to the wash solution a solid composition comprising about 15 to about 60 wt-% of surfactants; about 4 to about 18 wt-% chelating agents; and about 10 to about 40 wt-% of an acid or a salt thereof, and washing the textile in the wash solution, where the method is capable or reducing the stain in the textile to a &#x394;b* of 7 or less as compared to the textile before staining.

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Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Kirsten M Weeks